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Closing a file left open by utl_file

From: glennh <glennh_at_kw.igs.net>
Date: Tue, 03 Nov 1998 23:50:24 -0500
Message-ID: <363FDD10.D7169738@kw.igs.net>


utl_file is used from a stored procedure to read an OS file (NT, Oracle 8.0.4). The stored procedure (which was bathed off) does not close the file properly (fclose not called). The file is now locked in NT and cannot be moved, renamed, or deleted without rebooting the server. Is there a way to close this file from within Oracle or NT?

Thanks
Glenn
glennh_at_kw.igs.net Received on Tue Nov 03 1998 - 22:50:24 CST

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